Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)
| Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Skaria Thomas |
| Chairperson | Skaria Thomas |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 |
| Election symbol | |
| [1] | |
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Politics of India Political parties Elections | |
Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) is a faction of Kerala Congress led by Skaria Thomas in India. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) is part of Left Democratic Front (LDF).
In April 2010 the Kerala Congress (M) and Kerala Congress led by P. J. Joseph decided to merge. But P. C. Thomas was against this merger. Both P. J. Joseph and P. C. Thomas claimed the party symbol of a bicycle and the party name of Kerala Congress. Registration of Kerala Congress has been frozen by the election commission. The case is under review.[2] The P.C. Thomas fraction is known as the Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) with a chair for its symbol. The leaders of the party are Skaria Thomas and V. Surendran Pillai, Gregorious Sakaria, ,Jerry Easow Oommen, Rajan Kannattu, and others.
Candidates in 2011 State assembly elections
Kerala congress(AMG) group participated in 2010 elections as a part of Left democratic front. Party had been provided three seats and Kerala congress(AMG) cannot make any impact as none of the candidates can not win the elections,still the Kerala Congress(AMG) has a strong presence in southern kerala and are active in that region.
| Sl. No: | District | Constituency | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottayam | Kaduthuruthy | Stephen George |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | V. Surendran Pillai |
| 3 | Ernakulam | Kothamangalam | Scaria Thomas |
Main Leaders
- Skariah Thomas
- V. Surendran Pillai
- Rajan Kannattu
- Gregorious Sakaria
- Ad.Rajmohan R Pillai
Kerala Congress parties
- Kerala Congress (M) led by K. M. Mani
- Kerala Congress (Jacob) led by Minister Anoop Jacob, son of T. M. Jacob and Johnny Nellore
- Kerala Congress (B) led by R. Balakrishna Pillai & son K. B. Ganesh Kumar MLA
- Kerala Congress (Secular) led by P. C. George and T.S. John
- Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) led by Skaria Thomas & V. Surendran Pillai
- Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) led by George Sebastian and A. H. Hafeez
- Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) led by P. C. Thomas
- Kerala Congress (Nationalist) led by Noble Mathew
References
- ↑ "KC-order". election commission. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ "KC-order". election commission. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-07.